UndergraduateBusiness
Bachelor of Health Services Management
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Health Services Management at Charles Darwin University offers units across health, business and information technology to prepare students to contribute to the health service management industry. Graduates gain an understanding of business management and of the diversity of health clients, the importance of cultural safety, health promotion, and local and global health issues influencing the health care system. The course explores the challenges of working in urban, rural and remote communities and offers scholarships, international study tours and student exchange, with students studying alongside peers from business, social work and other allied health areas.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 3 parts
- A Health Services Management degree includes study of diverse and relevant units encompassing topics such as cultural safety
- rural and remote health and research
- in addition to business and law units exploring marketing
- project management and human resource management. You'll study alongside students from other allied health science
- business and law areas developing an understanding of multidisciplinary professions across the health industry. There is a range of flexible delivery options which include online units
- face-to-face tutorials
- and for those balancing life
- work and family responsibilities
- there is the option to study this degree 100% online. This course also opportunities to access scholarships to support your study. If you are a First Nations or international student
- we provide access to dedicated student support to help facilitate a successful study journey
Core Units (20 units)
- Fundamentals of Marketing (recoded from BCO101 from 2020)
- Foundations of Data Science (replaces STA101 from 2021)
- Australia's Healthcare System and Policies
- Introduction to Health Promotion
- Introduction to Business Law
- Communication Skills
- Business Ethics
- Social Media and Marketing in Health Promotion
- Perspectives of First Nations Health (title change 2026)(replaces HSC203 from 2024)
- Health Informatics
- Society
- A sociological introduction (replaces HSC230 from 2021)
- Project Management
- Global Digital Enterprise
- Global Human Resources (replaces HRM201 from 2022)
- Social Research Methods
- Rural and Remote Health
- Global and Environmental Health
Specialist Electives (2 units)
- Ethics in Health Care (replaces HSC210 from 2021)
- Human Service Organisations
- Working with and Developing Communities
- Exploring Public Health
- Accounting for Managers (new from 2025)
- Comparative Management Systems (replaces MAN212 from 2022)
- Logistics and Channel Management (replaces MAN308 from 2022)
- Enterprise IT Management
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
Year 12 completion, ATAR approx 60 or equivalent (STAT score of 140 also accepted)
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